يا مَن إِذا وَلِيَ البِلادَ فَإِنَّما

مَنشورُهُ ذاكَ اللِوا مَنشورا

O you who when you rule the country

Your proclamation is spread everywhere

لا يُلقَ إِلّا بِالسَلاسِلِ وَالظُبا

مَن كَيفَما لاقاكَ كانَ أَسيرا

It is only met with chains and lion cages

Whoever faces you becomes a prisoner

أَلبَستَها وَقتَ الظَهيرَةِ مُظلِماً

وَمَلَأتَها وَقتَ الدُجُنَّةِ نورا

You have clothed it in darkness at noon

And filled it with light at nightfall

وَسَجَرتَها ناراً فَقَد كانَت لِطو

فانِ العُداةِ لِحَينِهِم تَنّورا

You have kindled it into a blazing fire

To bake the enemies at their time

لِجِراحِهِم تَغدو الرِماحُ مَسابِراً

وَالطَعنُ كَيّاً وَالعَجاجُ ذُرورا

For their wounds the spears become probes in the morning

And the stabbing swords, and the cries become embers